Getting Started with Device Debugging

Device Debugging creates new frameworks and extensions to the existing platform debug framework to support the three phases of device software development: hardware bring-up, platform software development, and application software development. The Device Debugging project will build enhanced debug models, APIs, and views to provide greater visibility into and control over device software targets.

For more information, see

  • See DSF Design Documents on the Help Server for the latest documentation and instructions.
  • Flexible Debug Platform | A proposal for extensions to the Eclipse Debug platform that allow pluggable debuggers and a large amount of customization of the debugging experience in Eclipse. This is currently being implemented for Eclipse 3.2 and has been the primary focus of the Device Debugging project thus far.
  • Open Debug Server Proposal | A concept for an open source debugger with pluggability in several functional areas.
  • Update Policy Prototype | Ideas for a new view update policy implementation in Eclipse 3.2.
  • Multiple Debug Context Proposal | Ideas for associated debugger views with specific debug contexts.
  • Pinned Debug Views Proposal | Ideas for cloning and pinning of debugger views for use with multipel debug contexts.
  • Memory View Enhancements | Planned enhancements to the platform memory view in Eclipse 3.2.
  • DD Project Plan | Release plan for Device Debug capabilities.